Word list

We use certain words in a special way. This glossary defines our terminology to make sure we all use the same words for the same things.

The list below includes deprecated terms that are either ambiguous or obsolete and should be replaced with the correspondingpreferred term.

Things

  • account
  • plan
  • favourites list
  • favourite
  • recommendation
  • request
  • collection
  • book
    • title
    • author
    • genre
    • publisher
    • description
    • cover
    • publish date
    • page count
  • runseries
  • rating
  • review
  • payment method
  • refund

Verbs

  • OK vs. accept
  • Close vs. cancel
  • Done vs. back vs never mind
  • Choose vs. select
  • Edit vs. manage
  • Choose vs. swap
  • Swap vs. switch
  • View vs. see
  • Need vs. must
  • Export vs. download
  • Share vs. refer

Tricky words

  • email
  • homepage
  • login (noun, adjective), log in (verb)
  • OK
  • opt-in (noun, adjective), opt in (verb)
  • never mind (verb)
  • signup (noun, adjective), sign up (verb)
  • username
  • URL
  • website

Avoid these words

  • Good read (avoid words owned by competitors)

Created by Quinn Keast. View on GitHub.